WHO IS THE BIG DEAL?

November 3 

And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us, and released us from our sins by His blood…  Revelation 1:5

Jesus is the faithful (true and reliable) witness. The one telling us how it is.  You can believe Him without question.  He was raised in an eternal resurrection body with the power and authority to raise us likewise.  He is the prince (ruler, authority) over the kings of the earth.  He is the King over all of the kings on this planet. He has the Divine authority, political authority and military force over every single country and ruler.  That makes Jesus “The Big Deal.”  The President of the USA has great economic powers so he can persuade and manipulate other countries with sanctions and tariffs. He has great military power to force other countries to comply. But, the President doesn’t know my name.  It is likely that you have never met him either.  Jesus is far greater in every way to our president, and Jesus knows our names.  Jesus loves us.  Jesus took care of our greatest problem.  We were eternally separated from God because of our sins.  Jesus washed our sins away with His own blood, making us right with God and allowing us into heaven.  Did your favorite political leader do that for you?  Did your sports hero do anything like that for you?  Does your favorite singer or actor even know your name?  Jesus is The Big Deal, and we need to put Him in that place. We need to serve Him and treat Him as The Big Deal that He is. 

Tom Johnson